having trouble seeing the print? לְהִסְתַּכֵּל (עַל) listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Despite the excessive visual profanity and the often distasteful way he conducts himself, I’m a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen. When I saw Borat in Los Angeles a few years ago, I was apparently the only…
having trouble seeing the print? לִנְעוֹל נַעֲלַיִם listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us In English, we have one word to cover the act of donning a variety of types of apparel: to wear. In Hebrew, we have different verbs for different articles of clothing. To wear shoes is לִנְעוֹל נַעֲלַיִם listen and repeat….
having trouble seeing the print? יֵשׁ רַגְלַיִם לַדָּבָר listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The rabbis of old taught that שֶׁקֶר, אֵין לוֹ רַגְלַיִם listen and repeat – a lie does not have legs. They were referring to the graphical appearance of the word שֶׁקֶר listen and repeat – lie – none of…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְרַגֵּל listen and repeat The other day I introduced the Hebrew word for habit, הֶרְגֵּל listen and repeat. A related word worth knowing is לְהִתְרַגֵּל listen and repeat – to get used to or become accustomed to. An example: הִיא כְּבָר תִּתְרַגֵּל לַחוֹם הַתֵּל-אָבִיבִי. She’ll get used to the Tel Aviv heat. listen …
having trouble seeing the print? הֲלִיכוֹן listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The Hebrew word for treadmill is הֲלִיכוֹן listen and repeat, deriving from the verb לָלֶכֶת listen and repeat – to go – whose root is ה.ל.כ (h.l.k) meaning walking or going. For example: הִיא מַגִּיעָה לְמָכוֹן הַכֹּשֶׁר כָּל בֹּקֶר וְהוֹלֶכֶת…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-1.mp3″ /]מוֹרֶה, מוֹרָה Today (Monday), one of the greatest Torah leaders of our generation passed away. He was known by the Jewish world as Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, but among those following his specific brand of Judaism, he was known affectionately and reverently by the Aramaic word for our master or our teacher, מָרָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-2.mp3″ /]. In…
having trouble seeing the print? הֶרְגֵּל listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Imagine having to think about the right and left, up and down motions necessary to make every time you brush your teeth, or having to think about how to move the steering wheel in your car every time you…
having trouble seeing the print? כָּרִישׁ listen and repeat Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! If you’re like me and Jaws scared the heck out of you, raise your hand. The Hebrew word for shark is כָּרִישׁ listen and repeat. The plural is כְּרִישִׁים listen and repeat. An…
having trouble seeing the print? קֵן listen and repeat Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! This word is often mispronounced by native English-speaking students of the Hebrew Bible. When the word for nest stands alone, it’s קֵן listen and repeat– with an eh vowel. When it’s connected to…
having trouble seeing the print? חוֹזְרִים לַשִּׁגְרָה listen and repeat It’s now אַחֲרֵי הַחַגִּים listen and repeat – after the holidays – in Israel, which means that the government offices and most other offices, for that matter, are back to work. We might describe this time in Hebrew with the expression חוֹזְרִים לַשִּׁגְרָה listen and repeat – literally, going…
having trouble seeing the print? לָנוּחַ listen and repeat Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! Noah (the one with the ark) is named for his parents’ hope that this child would bring solace to a burdened world. His name in Hebrew is נֹחַ listen and repeat, which the Biblical verse connects to…